Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-22
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Meeting of the Ccuneii-A
Reception.

The University Council met yesterday
afternoon in the chapel of the new build
ing. After an appropriate prayer by
DIR, Bresee, Judge R. NJ. Widney, Pres
ident of the Council, explained the
method in which the financial affairs OF
the University are handled, and said
that the great object was to carry the
education to the masses, so that home
influences might be united and that all
might be given the advantage of the
hiaher educational facilities offered by
the various departments.
The President of the University, Rev.
Nj. NJ. Bovard, then delivered the an.
nual address on the plane of the Uni
versity for promoting secondary educa-
ton. DIR. Thompson was the next
speaker. Judge r. NJ. Widney
announced that ten-minute speeches
were in order. Professor Dickinson
followed. The speaker deprecated the
tendency of the time to put aside
the studies of Greek and Latin, and
TO replace them with other studies. He
said that Greek and Latin were the sub
structure of all human learning.
"Wby," said be, "when | was Dicken.
son. and the dignitied Judge on the plat
form was plain Bob Whitney, and we
were pounding aw ay at Homer and going
for Cicero, we were laying solid tounda-
tions, and in him, at least, the training
shows The speaker referred to the
wonderful improvements OF the last
twenty wears in the methods Of teaching,
and said that they at least equalled the
improvements in the arts and sciences.
ssThe directors have informed me that |
have been elected curator OF the museum.
I have one suggestion to make, that Gu
rator be spelt creator. In our museum we
have a stuffed snake skin, pair of deer 3
horns, 5000 minerals, abounding hopes and
great expectations. hereby call upon
every Southern California ranchero,
every proprietor and every iucipient
town builder to send in specimens.
I'm our library we have about 200 vol
umes of public documents, and not
much else. We need $40, 900 to put into
a b AIRY, to buy books, and not old gov
eminent reports that have no more to
do with the education of young men
than Darwin's monkey has with the man
in the moon. We want to give the
Young man refuge from those corking
cares that mean the least when they
clatter the loudest.
Rev. Mr.. Golburn, Presiding Elder of
the Sah Diego district, next spoke en-
couragingly and hopefully of the schools
| in his county. He said that in very
short time San Diego county will be a
Methodist empire. Prof. Shrader OF the
chair of chemistry and physics said his
department sadly needed implements,
having had this year only wooden
tooth pick and jack.knife.
Judge widney then called for reports
from the schools of the various districts,
and Mr.. Chase, of San Diego, one OF the
gentlemen who made reports, in the
course of his remarks said that the
greatest danger to our Republic is the
fact that the Bible is being pushed out
of our schools.
The following officers were then elect
ed for the ensuing year: President,
Judge R, Nj. Widney; Vice President,
Mr.. Chase, of San Diego; and Secretary,
Mr.. Roberts. Mr. Bresee was appoint
ed by the President to deliver next
years annual address.
The financial report shows the Uni.
versity to be very solidly backed. There
Is SlO0, 900 in interest bearing funds and
over 81, 500. 900 in bonds not yet sold.
RECEPTION.
| The alumne of the university on las
evening rendered most delightful re-
ception at the residence of DR.. Sinsa-
! baugh to the graduating class, whicl
consists of the following members
Frank Sigler, Frank Z. Robinson, Heller
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